East Troy – They have come from as far as Germany to get Buell Motorcycle Co. memorabilia or tools from the factory.
One week into the Buell liquidation sale, hundreds of items already have been sold: motorcycles, trucks, trailers, factory tools, office equipment – even an American flag from the company lunchroom.
The buyer of the flag planned to frame it, said Clarissa Turner with Liquid Asset Partners, the Grand Rapids, Mich., company hired to manage the clearance sale.
“A lot of people are saying it’s bittersweet,” Turner said.
Bitter, because …Â Details
Valentino Rossi says MotoGP’s impending move to 1000cc engines could convince him to stay on longer in the motorcycle racing.
The 30-year-old Italian’s current contract with Yamaha expires this season, and while he is expected to sign a new MotoGP deal – either with Yamaha or Ducati – after that, he has admitted that he is getting closer to … Details
It turns out that James Stewart broke his right wrist (the navicular bone, also known as the scaphoid — here is a link to a medical explanation of the injury and proper treatment) at Round 2 of the AMA Supercross series in Phoenix, probably during his horrific heat race crash. According to an interview I have seen with his team manager Larry Brooks, the scaphoid bone in Stewart’s right wrist was separated and surgery was required to re-join the bone so it could heal properly. There is no firm date for Stewart’s return to action, he will come back … Details